News and Media June 2019

Kyrgyzstan has presented its Biodiversity Finance Plan, prepared by BIOFIN with the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic and the State Agency of Environmental Protection (SAEPF). The Director of Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas of the SAEPF Mr Almaz Musaev said that...Read more

Cartagena, Colombia – Tapping the huge potential of private investment into nature-based solutions is crucial for protecting the environment and sustainably developing economies, agreed experts at a prominent regional meeting for biodiversity finance in Cartagena this week. There is a large financia...Read more

Financial benefits worth more than USD6 million per year would be realised in Seychelles through the implementation of several finance solutions in the small Indian Ocean island nation – but a substantial financial gap remains to properly protect its biodiversity. Seychelles is already protecting 50...Read more

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has joined the Sustainable Finance Protocol, led by the Ecuadorian Association of Private Banks (ASOBANCA). The protocol promotes sustainability initiatives into the business, banking and financial s...Read more

Countries from across the continent to exchange learning and experiences in Colombia 5 th BIOFIN Regional Dialogue for Latin America and the Caribbean, 10-14 June 2019 Latin America is leading the way in more sustainable and greener economies through a growing movement for investment in nature and n...Read more